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FIX A SHOT / ONE CHANGE AT A TIME

Fix your next shot,
one step at a time.

Record what happened. Change one thing. Say if the next cup was Better, Same, or Worse. Then use that result to choose what to try next.

Fix this shot ↓Start with a symptom
18.0g36.0g30s

START HERE

Change one thing.
Keep the rest the same.
Time
How fast it flowed
Taste
Your observation
Outcome
How the cups compared

FIX A SHOT

Record this shot. Get one next step.

Dose means dry coffee in the basket. Yield means espresso in the cup. The puck is the packed coffee bed. Channeling means water taking uneven paths through it. Enter what you measured and tasted.

YOUR SHOT

Record the shot you just tasted.

Dose is dry coffee in the basket. Yield is espresso in the cup. The puck is the packed coffee bed. Channeling means water taking uneven paths through it. Enter your measurements and notes.

Your measurements
How did the shot flow?
How did the shot taste?
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Restoring your saved shot…

What this can do

It uses your measurements and notes. It does not test the puck or machine. The ratio and average flow are calculations.

SHOT RECEIPT / READY FOR YOUR NOTES

18g coffee in36g espresso out30seconds
Ratio (espresso out compared with coffee in)
1:2.00
Average flow (espresso per second)
1.20 g/s
Taste report
Sour

Enter your measurements and taste to get one next step.

SAVED SHOTS

Compare shots, not memory.

Save a shot to start a history on this device.

NO SAVED SHOTS

Your first saved shot will appear here with its measurements and next step.

HOW TO USE THE RESULT

Use one next step.
Stop when it works.

TIME IS A CLUE

Thirty seconds does not decide if a shot is good.

Time helps you compare shots when you also measure coffee in and espresso out. Extraction yield means how much coffee dissolves into the drink. Time does not prove even flow or tell you what you will like.

ONE CHANGE

One change shows what helped.

The receipt gives one next change and lists what to keep the same. Better, Same, or Worse tells you whether to keep, undo, or redirect that change.

WHAT THIS TOOL CANNOT TEST

Your notes stay your notes.

The tool can calculate the brew ratio and average flow. It cannot see the puck, measure dissolved solids, certify the machine, or confirm channeling from a checkbox.

START WITH WHAT YOU TASTED

Pick a symptom. Take one next step.

Each guide gives the first action, explains what your measurements can show, and opens Fix a shot with the symptom selected.

See all troubleshooting guides →
01 / SOURSour espresso: what to change next

Use taste, flow, and time to choose one next step for sour espresso.

Open the guide →02 / BITTERBitter or harsh espresso: what to change next

Use the flow and taste to choose one next step for bitter or harsh espresso.

Open the guide →03 / CONFLICTING SIGNALSSour and bitter espresso: fix the flow first

Sour and bitter together call for a preparation check before another grind change.

Open the guide →04 / FAST FLOWEspresso ran too fast: what to change next

Use one finer-grind test when a measured shot runs too fast.

Open the guide →05 / SLOW FLOWEspresso ran too slow or stopped: what to change next

Use one coarser-grind test when a measured shot runs too slowly or stops.

Open the guide →

SOURCES USED

Sources explain the limits of this advice.

Research, manufacturer guidance, practical guides, and standards context stay separate. None of these sources is a physical test by Espresso Receipt.

  1. Peer-reviewed researchSystematically Improving Espresso: Insights from Mathematical Modeling and ExperimentMatter / University of Huddersfield research portal · checked 2026-07-22

    Supports the nonuniform-flow warning at very fine settings; it does not diagnose an individual puck.

  2. Peer-reviewed researchInfluence of Flow Rate, Particle Size, and Temperature on Espresso Extraction KineticsFoods · checked 2026-07-22

    Supports interactions among flow, particle size, temperature, and brew ratio; it does not provide a universal sensory recipe.

  3. Manufacturer guideDialing In Made EasyRancilio Group North America · checked 2026-07-22

    Supports recording dose, beverage mass, time, and taste and using grind as a controlled lever; its time bands are reference bands, not pass-fail standards.

  4. Practical guideThe Espresso CompassBarista Hustle · checked 2026-07-22

    Supports separating strength, extraction, yield, and evenness; it remains a practitioner framework rather than an individual measurement.

  5. Standards bodySpecialty Coffee Association standardsSpecialty Coffee Association · checked 2026-07-22

    Provides standards context only. Espresso Receipt does not perform or imply SCA certification testing.